extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
old poem (esp. waka); old song
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
notes; comment; remark; annotation
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
etc.; et cetera; and so on
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
relation; connection; relevance
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
like this; this sort; this way
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only